Gong fu Kung fu hustle by Xingchi Zhou(
visu
)
6
editions published
between
2005
and
2007
in
Chinese and English
and held by
969
libraries
worldwide
It is 1940's China, and gangs rule the city. The most notorious of them all is the axe gang, lead by the insane Brother Sum. A slum called Pig Sty Alley is the only area safe from the Axes because the people there are so poor. Soon, wannabe gangster Sing and his pal Bone attempt to extort money out of a barber and fail, drawing the real Axe Gang to Pig Sty. However, it turns out that there are several kung fu masters living in the slum, and soon the two sides are enemies. As the plot thickens, Sing must decide- should he become a mobster, or save the day?

Jing Ke ci Qin wang The emperor and the assassin(
visu
)
5
editions published
between
2000
and
2003
in
Chinese and English
and held by
689
libraries
worldwide
A lady agrees to help her lover with an assassination plot that he believes will unite all of China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire

Huo yuan jia Fearless(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
2006
in
Chinese and English
and held by
621
libraries
worldwide
Huo Yuan Jia agrees to represent China in an international competition against a British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Belgian soldier, and a Japanese martial artist

Dong xie xi du by Kar-wai Wong(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
1998
and
2009
in
Chinese
and held by
456
libraries
worldwide
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days alone in the desert. He connects expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. As Ouyang narrates his tale, he interweaves the stories of his unusual clients, old friends and future foes. He begins to realize the mistakes of his own past, and how his fear of rejection may have led him to a life of exile

Nanjing! Nanjing! by Chuan Lu(
visu
)
10
editions published
between
2009
and
2011
in
Chinese
and held by
405
libraries
worldwide
On December 9, 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army laid siege to the Chinese capital of Nanking, beginning a reign of terror that killed as many as 300,000 civilians, an infamous tragedy now referred to as the Rape of Nanking. The first big-budget fiction film by the Chinese to deal with the seminal event in their modern history, City of Life and Death is a visceral, heartbreaking portrait of life during wartime, and an unforgettable masterpiece of contemporary world cinema

Shadow magic(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
2000
and
2001
in
Chinese and English
and held by
303
libraries
worldwide
Liu Jinglun, a photographer, faces a number of challenges when an Englishman's shared dreams of a motion picture industry in China threatens his traditional roots

Life on a string by Kaige Chen(
visu
)
10
editions published
between
1991
and
2001
in
Chinese
and held by
301
libraries
worldwide
A blind musician has sustained himself with the belief that his blindness can be cured but only after he has broken 1000 strings on his sanxian (a traditional three-stringed guitar). Although he has broken 995 he is now an old man approaching death who continues to roam the countryside with his restless young disciple promoting peace and harmony. This is not a conventional narrative but a fable with an epic quality which explores the chasm between faith and magic, authority and disobedience, sacrifice and consummation. Kaige sees it as a plea for the rejuvenation of Chinese culture, civilization and identity, a plea which the Chinese authorities saw to be in some way subversive since they banned the film's circulation in China

Chang jiang qi hao by Xingchi Zhou(
visu
)
6
editions published
in
2008
in
Chinese and English
and held by
299
libraries
worldwide
Ti is a really poor construction worker who struggles to keep his son, Dicky, in private school. One day he mistakes an orb he finds in a junkyard for a toy his son wants because all of his classmates have it. But this object turns out to be an alien creature with regenerative powers that will end up teaching important lessons to both father and son. In a dramatic turn of events, Dicky is confronted with the harsh realities of life

Xiàng rì kúi Sunflower(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2008
in
Chinese
and held by
248
libraries
worldwide
A look at the life of an urban Chinese family, and the battle of wills between father and son to do what's right or to do what the heart wants

Zhu fu(
visu
)
18
editions published
between
1956
and
2012
in
Chinese
and held by
228
libraries
worldwide
The story of a young woman, widowed twice, who is seen as a bearer of bad luck and becomes a social outcast. Based on the short story by the Chinese author Lu Xun and named one of the top 100 Chinese films of all time by Asia Weekly

Luo tuo Xiangzi Rickshaw boy(
visu
)
14
editions published
between
1982
and
2005
in
Chinese
and held by
209
libraries
worldwide
In the 1920s, a young hardworking peasant arrives in Beijing to become a rickshaw boy at a time when the city is torn by dueling warlords. The owner of the rickshaw company's daughter falls in love with the boy despite a ten year age difference and decides to marry him. Not long after their marriage she dies in labor and his world becomes empty and meaningless. He is a wreck of emotional suffering induced by an archaic society, at the mercy of his environment

Bian dan gu niang(
visu
)
5
editions published
between
1998
and
2004
in
Chinese
and held by
196
libraries
worldwide
Gangster film about two country boys who move to the big city to begin new lives and while one is content with his menial job, the other enters the world of gangsters and underworld alliances

Na shan na ren na gou Postmen in the mountains by Jianqi Huo(
visu
)
14
editions published
between
1999
and
2010
in
Chinese
and held by
190
libraries
worldwide
A village in southern China, a father, who has been retired from his job as rural postman, is showing his son, the new postman, the ropes on his last round through his route. Both of them have a heavy heart when walking along the roads

Zhao le by Ying Ning(
visu
)
6
editions published
between
1996
and
2009
in
Chinese
and held by
143
libraries
worldwide
An older gentleman wanders the streets of Beijing, trying to find something to do after being let go from his job at the Peking Opera House, and thinks he finds it when he meets a group of opera musicians

Dong xie xi du Ashes of time(
visu
)
22
editions published
between
1994
and
2009
in
Chinese
and held by
132
libraries
worldwide
A story of vagrant swordsmen obtaining vegeance for the women in their lives

Hong Fen(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1995
and
2008
in
Chinese
and held by
106
libraries
worldwide
Charts the fortunes of two women who loved each other as sisters, but whose paths diverge when the Revolution brings an end to their old way of life in the brothel

Bawang bie ji Farewell to my concubine by Kaige Chen(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2007
in
Chinese
and held by
102
libraries
worldwide
Story of two actors in the Beijing Opera, from their apprenticeship during the warlord era, to their success on stage in the opera "Bawang and Beiji", to the changes that come to their lives from World War II to the Cultural Revolution

Min jing gu shi(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
Chinese
and held by
92
libraries
worldwide
Two mismatched police partners offer a humorous glimpse into the everyday grind in a Beijing police station

Zao chun er yue Early spring(
visu
)
16
editions published
between
1963
and
2006
in
Chinese
and held by
90
libraries
worldwide
In the late 1920s Xiao Jianqiu, dissatisfied with his work in the city, visits the headmaster of a school in Lotus Village. He befriends the widow of a friend who had died fighting in the revolutionary army

Shadow magic(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2001
in
Chinese
and held by
89
libraries
worldwide
Based on a true story about a Chinese photographer and an Englishman who arrives with "moving pictures". Liu unintentionally defies his families traditions to help bridge the gap between Chinese culture and the inventions and western technologies. In order to better his standing in society, so he can marry the woman he loves, Liu must decide if he wants to risk everything to help bring the motion picture industry to China